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Doubtless she had a little spotted fawn 

 not far away. These wee fellows soon after 

 birth grow very cunning and able to take 

 mselves, keeping in the densest 

 part of the brush, through which they run 

 and dodge like a rabbit. If taken young 

 they grow very tame and are most dainty 

 pets. One which we had round the house 

 answered well to its name. It was at first 

 fed with milk, which it lapped eagerly from 

 a saucer, sharing the meal with the two 

 cats, who rather resented its presence and 

 cuffed it heartily when they thought it was 

 greedy and was taking more than its share. 

 As it grew older it would eat bread or po- 

 tatoes from our hands, and was perfectly 

 fearless. At night it was let go or put in 

 the cow-shed, whichever was handiest, but 

 it was generally round in time for breakfast 

 next morning. A blue ribbon with a bell 

 attached was hung round its neck, so as to 

 prevent its being shot; but in the end it 

 shared the fate of all pets, for one night it 

 went off and never came back again. Per- 



